Rebel recruiting news and notes

Yancy Porter

01/07/2005

Around and around the Big &quot;O&quot; goes. <br>
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Just where is the proclaimed, &quot;Top&quot; recruiter in the country going
today?<br>
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We interviewed both prospects, and as you can see by our interviews, you would
have to say the visits went very well.

Carlos lined up an official visit with Ole Miss on January 21st and Jada said
he was 90% sure he was about to commit, pending his father's approval during
their official visit at the University of Mississippi.

Carlos and Jada are teammates and are very close. The recruitment of these two
could get very/very interesting in the near future for the Rebels.

I like how Ole Miss is going
to use their tight ends. He is going to let them play like a WR on a lot of
downs, but we are still going to have to block."

"I am going to Ole
Miss on January 21st with Patrick Trahan. Al (Jones) already had a date that
weekend, so he is going the next weekend."

"I am still committed to West Virginia, but I am still looking too."

Patrick Trahan (S/LA) tidbits...
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"Coaches Orgeron and Wilson came to see me today. I did not even know Coach
Orgeron was their head coach. He was so approachable and down to earth. He showed
me how I would be used in his system. You have to like what he has done with
USC's defense."

Commenting on the issue
of his official visit

"We did not put anything
in concrete, but we are talking about it."

Commenting on Coach Frank
Wilson

"He is real good friends
with my father, and I have known him for a real long time. He just shoots it
straight forward with me."

Commenting on how committed
he is to Auburn

"I am still pretty
solid, but Ole Miss is a pretty big school too. I am 98% sure I am going to
go to Auburn but nothing is for sure. I do not think it is going to hurt anything
if I check Ole Miss out."

Al Jones (DL) tidbits..
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Commenting on the colleges who have paid him an inhome visit:

"Miami (Coach CJ?),
Ole Miss (Coach Orgerson and Wilson), came by, and Arkansas is coming by on
Friday."

Commenting on coach Orgeron:

"He is a real personable
person. You can tell he loves what he does. We got down and showed me some techniques.
I thought he was going to hit somebody in my living room (laugh). My dad was
like, hey, I use to could take you down, but I am too old for that (laugh).
He is a trip."

Commenting on the national
championship game:

"I saw Coach O jumping
up and down in the tunnel before they ran out, and I told my dad right there,
that is the kind of coach that can bring out the best in me."

Commenting on his official
visits:

"I go to LSU (1/14),
Ole Miss (1/21), and Miami (1/2 .

Commenting on how committed
he is to LSU:

"I would say there
is a 30% chance that I will play somewhere else."

Which schools are in the
running, besides LSU:

"Oh, it is either Miami,
Ole Miss, or LSU. No one else in the picture."

As we can see by the three interviews, you would have to consider the inhome
visits as a success.

On Friday, Coaches Orgeron and Luke are hitting the road recruiting.

First off, they are heading down the road to Hattiesburg to visit Calvin Wilson.

Calvin (OL) is every bit of 6' 5", 330 and is one of the top three offensive
linemen in the state of Mississippi this year. The #49 ranked OL is set to visit
Ole Miss (1/28), MSU (1/14), Florida (1/21), and LSU (12/3).

Anthony is scout.com's 21st ranked cornerback and is set to visit Ole Miss,
MSU, and Alabama this month.

Coaches Orgeron and Luke are then heading South to meet with Jimmy Johns
(QB) and his parents.

As we all know, Jimmy was named Mr. Football in the state of Mississippi. MSU,
Alabama, and Ole Miss are the three main players in this race, in that order.
Hopefully this inhome visit will change the pecking order. We shall see.

The 4 Star prospect had
a gap of non-communication with the Rebel staff during the transition, but hopefully
Ole Miss did not lose too much ground.

McClellan has always been very high on the Rebels, and this visit could put
Ole Miss as the leader or co-leaders. We shall see.

Visit Tidbits

We reported last week that the Rebels felt like they were losing some serious
ground with LB prospect, Archie Sims.

Well, on Tuesday, Coaches Luke and Camp had an excellent inhome visit with Archie,
and our sources feel like the Rebels are right back in the game. Stay tuned,
as this battle between Ole Miss and MSU should be an interesting one.

Coach Camp also visited the #24 rated LB in the country, Jon Demps on
Tuesday.

The day before the visit
took place, Jon spoke very highly of the Rebels and said the following:

"The situation at Ole Miss is reminiscent of Florida. They have the same
as Florida with only two linebackers on the roster," he said. "I talked
to Coach (Ed) Orgeron. He is coming to visit me this week."

One to Watch

It looks like the Rebels are going to do some serious damage in the Bayou state
this year.

Another name to keep an eye on is Parkview prospect, Derry Beckwith(LB).

Derry is listed as scout.com's
#12 prospect in Lousianna and is listed as 6' 1", 205, with 4.5 speed.